Tottenham Hotspur left-back provided an assist.
Many Tottenham fans were annoyed to see Danny Rose left on the bench for last night’s Carabao Cup semi-final second leg.
Rose got his chance, coming on in the 33rd minute after Ben Davies picked up an injury.
Rose went onto show that he should have started, posing a bigger attacking threat from left-back.
The England international gave it his all, and was knocked about by Chelsea’s players for his troubles, with Ngolo Kante and Cesar Azilicueta both fouling him.
It was Rose’s cross which provided Tottenham’s first goal, from a Fernando Llorente header.
While it’s unclear how serious Davies’ injury is, Rose did enough to stake a claim to keep his place even if the Welshman makes an immediate recovery.
For fans who had bemoaned him being benched, Rose’s performance justified their stance.
The defender has earned his way back into supporter’s affections, shown by the reaction to his performance…
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